Electric iron



G. R. BLAKESLEY.

ELECTRIC IRON.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 1920.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE R. BLAKESLEY, OF EDGERTO'N, WISCONSIN.

ELECTRIC IRON.

Application filed December 2, 1929. Serial No. 427,668.

To all whom it may comm:

Be it known that I GEORGE R. BLAKES- LnY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the cit of Ed ert0n, 1n the county of Rock andtate of lSCOIlSlIl, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inan ElectricIron; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawlngs, and to the numerals Ofreference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an electric flat iron for ironing clothes andmore particularly with reference to the electric switch whereby thecurrent is turned on and oil.

It is an object of this invention to provide a switch for an iron soconstructed and located that it can be manipulated by a finger of thehand that holds the iron.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a simple and easilyoperated structure for attaining the above Ob18Ct.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification and drawin s.

lhe invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a section through a fiat iron showing the construction ofthe switch mechanism.

Figure 2 is a view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking upward.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 38 of Figure 1.

As shown in the drawings:

In the difi'erent figures of the drawing, similar features are denotedby similar reference characters.

As shown in the drawing, the flat iron per se is of substantially theusual construction having the ironing base 1, directly above which isthe insulation 2 through which the resistance wires or coils extend, andabove the insulation is the body 3 having a plurality of bores toreceive the projectingbosses 4 on the ironing base 1. The body 31s'preferably covered with asbestos 5 and screws 6 extend through theasbestos, the body and into the bosses for holding the parts together. Asheet metal housing 7 soldered or welded to the base 1 encloses the body3 Y and extends thereabove to provide a space for the switch mechanism,the upper wall of which serves as a longitudinal support for the switchmechanism, and the usual handle 8 is secured to the upper wall orlongitudinal support by means of the standards 9 bolted thereto as iscommon in the art.

In the space between the top of the asbestos 5 and the top wall of thehousing 7, I locate my switch mechanism which issupported from the topwall of the housing. In the present embodiment of my invention, Icontemplate using a knife switch 10 secured on the operating lever11-wh1ch is pivotally mounted on a lug extending downwardly from the topof the housing. The switch lever 11 extends throu h a slot in thehousing and to a point within easy reach of a finger of the hand thatgrasps the handle 8. The knife switch 10 is adapted to 18. It willtherefore be obvious that when the knife edge 10 is inserted between thetwo pairs of spring clips, the circuit will be completed. In order tohold the knife switch 10 in inoperative position so that it may notdangle into contact with the spring clips, a coil spring 18 is connectedto the lower end of the lever and to the upper wall of the housing 7,and to rigidly support the upper wall of the housing 7, a screw 19 mayextend therethrough and be anchored in the body 3.

In using a flat iron involving my invention, it is only necessary tograsp the handle with one hand and swing the switch lever 18 with afinger of that hand into operative position to complete the circuit, andat any time the current may be turned off by throwing the lever 11 toinoperative position by a fipger of that hand which grasps the hand e 8.

It will accordingly be observed that I have embodied in a flat iron areadily operable switch mechanism which is conveniently located so as tobe operable by a finger of the hand that does the ironing.

I am aware that numerous details of con struction may be veried' througha wiole range Without departing from the principles of this invention,and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwisethan necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

In an electric sod iron, on ironing mom her, a housing seeureol theretoand extendiing thereebove, o switch supportecl in small lions ing, aswitch lever ivoted; to seicl housing edgeoent suiol switc and extendingthere-

